From Contribution: Ditransitive constructions
Language: Koyraboro Senni Songhai
[A T V R+se] – In this construction the R is postverbal and introduced by the postposition se/še.
Sources: Heath 1999: 285
Examples
| (1019) |
wala [mey še] n bana? wala Q [mey [who še] DAT] n 2SG.SBJ bana? pay To whom did you pay (the fare)? See Heath 1999: 229 |
| (1020) |
[mey še] a nai noo? [mey [who še] DAT] a 3SG.SBJ nai TR:3PL.OBJ noo? give To whom did she give them? See Heath 1999: 285 |
| (1021) |
čin noa n-a noo mane? čin what noa FOC:3SG.SBJ n-a TR-3SG.OBJ noo give mane? 2SG.DAT What did he give you? See Heath 1999: 285 |
| (1023) |
čin no a n-a čebe mane? čin what no FOC a 3SG.SUBJ n-a TR-3SG.OBJ čebe show mane? 2SG.DAT What [focus] did he show you? See Heath 1999: 286 |
| (1025) |
a nee [ŋga boŋ še],... a 3SG.SBJ nee say [ŋga [3.REFL.SG boŋ head še],... DAT] He said to himself,... See Heath 1999: 351 |
| (1028) |
i nee čere se [a-ffoo kul ma koy ŋga čer-oo baaba wii] i 3PL.SBJ nee say čere friend se DAT [a-ffoo [ABS-one kul all ma SBJV koy go ŋga 3SG čer-oo friend-DEF.SG baaba father wii] kill] They said to each other that each (of them) should go kill the other’s father. See Heath 1999: 360 |
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